EP0266778A3 - Apparatus for classifying particles - Google Patents

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EP0266778A3
EP0266778A3 EP87116346A EP87116346A EP0266778A3 EP 0266778 A3 EP0266778 A3 EP 0266778A3 EP 87116346 A EP87116346 A EP 87116346A EP 87116346 A EP87116346 A EP 87116346A EP 0266778 A3 EP0266778 A3 EP 0266778A3
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classifying particles
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Minoru Wakabayashi
Hiroyuki Murata
Yasuo Sugino
Masanobu Yamao
Takao Nishikawa
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Kobe Steel Ltd
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Priority claimed from JP26479186A external-priority patent/JPS63119884A/en
Priority claimed from JP26479086A external-priority patent/JPS63119883A/en
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B07—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
    • B07B—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS BY SIEVING, SCREENING, SIFTING OR BY USING GAS CURRENTS; SEPARATING BY OTHER DRY METHODS APPLICABLE TO BULK MATERIAL, e.g. LOOSE ARTICLES FIT TO BE HANDLED LIKE BULK MATERIAL
    • B07B7/00—Selective separation of solid materials carried by, or dispersed in, gas currents
    • B07B7/08—Selective separation of solid materials carried by, or dispersed in, gas currents using centrifugal force
    • B07B7/086—Selective separation of solid materials carried by, or dispersed in, gas currents using centrifugal force generated by the winding course of the gas stream
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B07—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
    • B07B—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS BY SIEVING, SCREENING, SIFTING OR BY USING GAS CURRENTS; SEPARATING BY OTHER DRY METHODS APPLICABLE TO BULK MATERIAL, e.g. LOOSE ARTICLES FIT TO BE HANDLED LIKE BULK MATERIAL
    • B07B7/00—Selective separation of solid materials carried by, or dispersed in, gas currents
    • B07B7/08—Selective separation of solid materials carried by, or dispersed in, gas currents using centrifugal force
    • B07B7/086—Selective separation of solid materials carried by, or dispersed in, gas currents using centrifugal force generated by the winding course of the gas stream
    • B07B7/0865—Selective separation of solid materials carried by, or dispersed in, gas currents using centrifugal force generated by the winding course of the gas stream using the coanda effect of the moving gas stream
EP87116346A 1986-11-06 1987-11-05 Apparatus for classifying particles Revoked EP0266778B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP264791/86 1986-11-06
JP26479186A JPS63119884A (en) 1986-11-06 1986-11-06 Sorter for fine granule
JP26479086A JPS63119883A (en) 1986-11-06 1986-11-06 Sorter for fine granule
JP264790/86 1986-11-06

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EP0266778A2 EP0266778A2 (en) 1988-05-11
EP0266778A3 true EP0266778A3 (en) 1989-05-17
EP0266778B1 EP0266778B1 (en) 1991-10-16

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EP87116346A Revoked EP0266778B1 (en) 1986-11-06 1987-11-05 Apparatus for classifying particles

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EP (1) EP0266778B1 (en)
DE (1) DE3773838D1 (en)

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DE3773838D1 (en) 1991-11-21
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EP0266778B1 (en) 1991-10-16

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